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light pollution (<pollution by agent>, pollution, ... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Any unwanted manmade atmospheric light together with its adverse effects, such as glare, the intrusion of light from one property onto the premises of others, and the sky glow from urban centers. |
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light pollution (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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pollution, light (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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光害 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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光污染 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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guāng hài (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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guang hai (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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kuang hai (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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lichthinder (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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contaminación lumínica (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 大氣中不必要的人造光,具有逆向效果,例如刺眼的強光、由房屋所發出而侵入他人房宅的光線,以及來自城市中心的天空輝光。 |
Dutch ..... Elk niet-gewenst, kunstmatig en atmosferisch licht en de daarbij behorende nadelige gevolgen, zoals fel schijnsel, het licht dat van het ene pand op het andere valt en de gloed in de hemel die wordt veroorzaakt door het licht uit de steden. |
Spanish ..... Cualquier luz atmosférica hecha por el hombre, junto a sus efectos adversos, tal como resplandor, la intrusión de luz desde una propiedad sobre las premisas de otros, y el fulgor del cielo de centros urbanos. |
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light pollution............ |
[VP Preferred] |
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Architecture: The AIA Journal (1913-) illustration, Vol. 8, No. 4, 101, (Jly 1993). Justin Henderson. "Illumination Regulations." |
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Avery Index (1963-) |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- Avery -- 9/7/93. |
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Crawford, ed., Light Pollution (1991) TITL, discussed and term used throughout text. |
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International Dark-Sky Association Information Sheets (1988-) No. 9, GLOS, Also no. 28, (Feb. 1990): an Introduction to Light Pollution. |
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Newspaper Abstracts (n.d.) 1992-93 - 2 citations; 1993 - March 1994 - 2 citations |
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Periodical Abstracts (n.d.) 1993 - March 1994:13 citations; 1992: 6 citations; 1991: 16 citations |
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White, Excessive Light (1974) 3 |
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